Bessemer Couple Sentenced for Producing Fake Prescription Drugs
FDA OCI, Earnest Coleman, Tashana Sims, sentence, pill presses, fake prescription drugs, punches, dies, plates, defraud, mislead, powders, dyes, China, acetaminophen, fentanyl, heroin, paverine, fake Lortab, fake Adderall, fake Soma, fake Xanax, fake Ecstasy, fake Oxycodone, fake OxyContin, opioids, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - May 12, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Senate Report: The Opioid Industry Has Paid Advocacy Groups $65 Million
A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers.
The report from Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Wyden of Oregon found the contributions continued in recent years, even as the industry’s practices and the toll of opioid addiction came under greater scrutiny.
The senators, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, are considering legislation to expand an ex...
Source: TIME: Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GEOFF MULVIHILL / AP Tags: Uncategorized Drugs overnight wire Source Type: news
Season Interrupted: Norco's Taylor Shorter has improved by leaps and bounds
Former gymnast Taylor Shorter turned to hurdles at Norco and admits she had no idea what she was doing when she first started. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric Sondheimer Source Type: news
First California prison officer dies after contracting coronavirus
Danny Mendoza, the first California prison officer to die after contracting coronavirus, worked at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Luke Money Source Type: news
The county said yes. The state said no. A pancake house opens up anyway
The Original Pancake House in Norco has seen a surge in business since reopening its dining room last week. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Garrett Snyder Source Type: news
The county said yes. The state said no. A pancake house opens anyway
The Original Pancake House in Norco has seen a surge in business since reopening its dining room last week. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Garrett Snyder Source Type: news
Penn. rad convicted in opioid scheme may get early release
A Pennsylvania radiologist who is serving prison time for writing illegal opioid...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Pittsburgh radiologist charged in opioid case (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 20, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
More than half of US opioid prescriptions for dental procedures exceeded 3-day supply recommendations from CDC 2016 guidelines
New largescale study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found overprescription of opioids by dentists common, particularly to patients at high risk for substance abuse, and that almost 1/3 of patients received more powerful drugs than neededElsevierIMAGE: In this cross-sectional analysis of 542,958 dental visits by adult patients, between 1 in 4 and 1 in 2 opioid prescriptions exceeded the recommended morphine equivalents and days ' supply for...viewmore Credit: Michelle S. Woods Ann Arbor, February 4, 2020 - Dentists are among top prescribers of opioids in the US, however, whether their opioid presc...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 13, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Opioid Use By Teens a Red Flag for Other Dangers
In a national survey of U.S. high school students, 14% said they had ever "misused" a prescription opioid such as Vicodin, OxyContin or Percocet. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Former St. Vincent Healthcare Nurse Sentenced in Pain Pill Investigation
St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings MT, Sheila White, acetaminophen, hydrocodone, steal opioids, addiction, tampering, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - December 13, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related pain, a new UCLA-led study suggests doctors should use caution before prescribing the drug to those they believe may experience severe stress in the future, in order to reduce the risk the patient will develop PTSD.In the study, researchers administered doses of the opioid morphine to a group of 22 mice for one week, then gave the mice relatively strong foot shocks. After the morphine wore off, the mice were given mild electric foot shocks. These mice showed a substantially longer “freezing response” than a second, control group of 24 mice that had ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 3, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
fMRI finds opioids may alter brain function in babies
Functional MRI (fMRI) has shown that prenatal exposure to opioids may alter...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 26, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Oxycodone vs. Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) for Pain
Title: Oxycodone vs. Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) for PainCategory: MedicationsCreated: 1/3/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/7/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - November 7, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
NIDA grant will fund opioid PET research
The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded a five-year, $8.9 million...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 28, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Researchers Link Painkillers After Wisdom Teeth Removal To Opioid Crisis
BOSTON (CBS) – Some good news when it comes to the opioid crisis. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says opioid-related overdose deaths fell nearly 11-percent in the first six months of this year compared to the first half of last year.
One way that people are first introduced to opioids is after dental procedures and researchers in Michigan say thousands of kids a year could become new chronic opioid users after something as simple as having their wisdom teeth removed.
Despite the fact that a combination of ibuprofen and Tylenol can effectively treat pain after a tooth extraction, many dentists still off...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall opioid crisis Source Type: news
